''I Hate Summer'' ( it, Odio l'estate) is a 2020 Italian
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by
Massimo Venier
Massimo Venier (born 26 March 1967) is an Italian film director and screenwriter.
Filmography
*''Three Men and a Leg'' (1997)
*'' That's Life'' (1998)
*'' Ask Me If I'm Happy'' (2000)
*''The Legend of Al, John and Jack'' (2002)
*''Do You Know Cl ...
and starring
Aldo, Giovanni & Giacomo
Aldo, Giovanni & Giacomo are an Italian trio of comedians, actors, directors and screenwriters, composed of Aldo Baglio (; born 28 September 1958), Giovanni Storti (; born 20 February 1957) and Giacomo Poretti (; born 26 April 1956). Perfo ...
.
Released about a month before the outbreak of the
COVID-19 pandemic
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in
Italy
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, the film is the tenth film of the popular comic trio; earning more than 7 million euros, it was the third highest grossing film of 2020 in Italy.
Production
The shooting of the film took place from 17 June to 10 August 2019 between
Apulia
it, Pugliese
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Lombardy
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and
Tuscany
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Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, art ...
, in particular in
Milan
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,
Follonica
Follonica () is a town and ''comune'' (township) of province of Grosseto in the Italian region of Tuscany, on the Gulf of Follonica (''Golfo di Follonica''), about northwest of the city of Grosseto.
History
It was founded in 1834 by Grand Duke L ...
,
Giglio island
Isola del Giglio (; en, Giglio Island, lat, Igilium) is an Italian island and comune in the Tyrrhenian Sea, off the coast of Tuscany, and is part of the Province of Grosseto. The island is one of seven that form the Tuscan Archipelago, lying w ...
,
Mola di Bari
Cathedral.
Mola di Bari, commonly referred to simply as Mola ( Barese: ), is a town and ''comune'' of the Metropolitan City of Bari, in the region of Apulia, in Southern Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
In recent times, the town was best known for ...
,
Lecce
Lecce ( ); el, label=Griko, Luppìu, script=Latn; la, Lupiae; grc, Λουπίαι, translit=Loupíai), group=pron is a historic city of 95,766 inhabitants (2015) in southern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Lecce, the province ...
,
Otranto
Otranto (, , ; scn, label= Salentino, Oṭṛàntu; el, label=Griko, Δερεντό, Derentò; grc, Ὑδροῦς, translit=Hudroûs; la, Hydruntum) is a coastal town, port and ''comune'' in the province of Lecce (Apulia, Italy), in a fertil ...
,
Ugento
Ugento ( Salentino: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Lecce, Apulia, southern Italy. It has a small harbour on the Gulf of Taranto of the Ionian Sea.
History
The city is the ancient ''Uxentum'', and claims to have been founded by Uxe ...
, and other places. The concert scene was shot in Terlizzi in Piazza Cavour, during a concert actually held by Massimo Ranieri in the period of the Festa Maggiore, on 6 August 2019.
Cast
References
External links
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2020 comedy films
2020 films
Films directed by Massimo Venier
Italian comedy films
2020s Italian-language films
2020s Italian films
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